Ficus virgata




Family Moraceae
Scientific name Ficus virgata Reinwardt ex Blume
Synonyms Ficus decaisneana Miquel; Ficus esmeralda F. M. Bailey; Ficus firmula Miquel; Ficus inaequifolia Elmer; Ficus magnifica Elmer; Ficus philippinensis Miquel; Ficus philippinensis Miquel forma magnifica (Elmer) Sata; Ficus philippinensis Miquel forma setibracteata (Elmer) Sata; Ficus pinkiana F. Mueller; Ficus setibracteata Elmer; Ficus trematocarpa Miquel; Ficus virgata Reinwardt ex Blume var. philippinensis (Miquel) Corner
Common name (Japanese common name) hama-inu biwa (ハマイヌビワ, 浜犬枇杷 [meaning: coastal inu-biwa (inu-biwa = Ficus erecta Thunberg)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Kyushu (south of Amami Islands), Okinawa
(Other nations) Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Pacific Islands
Chromosomal number 2n=26?
Description Plants 4-8m tall. Leaves 7-20cm long. Flowers 5-8mm across, flowering in all seasons. Evergreen. Shrub or subarbor trees.
Reference Ficus virgata Reinw. ex Blume
Ficus virgata Reinwardt ex Blume



July 2008
at Okinawa
July 2008
at Okinawa